عنوان

Lost in Austin :

شابک

0874177871

شابک

0874178029

شابک

9780874177879

شابک

9780874178029

شماره

b751087

عنوان اصلي

Lost in Austin :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

a Nevada memoir /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Jim Andersen.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Reno :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

University of Nevada Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

©2009.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

1 online resource (vii, 135 pages)

متن يادداشت

Like it is -- Like it was -- How to get here -- Odd jobs -- Real jobs -- Socially speaking -- People -- Time off -- Kids -- The view -- Winding down.

بدون عنوان

0

متن يادداشت

"In 1974 Jim Andersen and his wife, tired of the congestion and high taxes in California, decided to start a new life in rural Nevada. They settled on Austin, a town of about 250 people perched on a mountainside along the legendary Highway 50, "the loneliest road in America." In the middle of the nineteenth century, Austin was a free-wheeling boomtown at the center of a silver bonanza. By the time the Andersens arrived, it had shrunk to a quiet, isolated community of self-sufficient souls who ran their lives, economy, and local government their own way, with ingenuity, wit, and a certain disregard for convention." "Andersen's account of his life in Austin is a charming, sometimes hilarious account of city folks adapting to life in a small town. He addresses such matters as making a living from a variety of odd jobs, some of them odder than others; serving as a deputy sheriff, deputy coroner, and elected justice of the peace, and administering Austin's unique version of justice; raising a family; finding ways to have fun; and exploring the austerely beautiful backcountry of central Nevada. He also introduces some of Austin's residents and their stories, and describes the way the community comes together for entertainment or to respond to crises." "Lost in Austin is fascinating reading for anyone who cherishes nostalgic memories of living in a small town, or who contemplates moving to one. It offers an engaging portrait of a Nevada that exists far from the glitz and glitter of Las Vegas and Reno, "a happy Bermuda Triangle" where rugged individualism and community spirit flourish amidst sagebrush and vast open spaces."--Jacket.

عنوان

Lost in Austin.

شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي

9780874177879

موضوع مستند نشده

Andersen, Jim, (James William),1944-

موضوع مستند نشده

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.

موضوع مستند نشده

HISTORY-- State & Local-- General.

موضوع مستند نشده

Manners and customs.

موضوع مستند نشده

Austin (Nev.), Biography.

موضوع مستند نشده

Austin (Nev.), History.

موضوع مستند نشده

Austin (Nev.), Social life and customs.

موضوع مستند نشده

Nevada, Austin.

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

7

موضوع مستند نشده

BIO-- 006000

موضوع مستند نشده

HIS-- 036010

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Andersen, Jim, (James William),1944-

تاريخ عمليات

20201204104841.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

pn

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y